11. Munafiq
IMDb Rating: 7.9 /10
Actors: Fatima Effendi, Adeel Chaudhry, Mariyam Nafees and Bilal Qureshi
Director: Saleem Ghanchi
Platform: YouTube
Plot
The storyline is set around a compelling and intriguing subject of hypocrisy. Ujala, the protagonist of this story, hails from a middle-class family. She is ultimately married into an influential high-class family and then comes face to face with her insecurities. Munafiq explores the theme of hypocrisy and the existence of hierarchy between different social classes. This show has an intense story with dark characters to support the theme of the show.
Reasons To Watch
★ The drama isn’t slow-paced and is moving comparatively fast towards plot development, which makes it interesting to watch.
★It gives a reality check. Exploring the existence of hierarchy between different social classes, Munafiq is one of the few good pakistani dramas on air that have picked up quite a realistic/socio-cultural theme and made it work by making it easier for the audiences.
12. Pyare Afzal
IMDb Rating: 9.1/10
Actors: Hamza Abbasi , Ayeza Khan, Sana Javed
Director: Nadeem Baig
Platform: MX Player
Plot
Afzal, the male protagonist, starts receiving love letters from a girl. His family tried to find out about the mysterious girl and when they found the girl, Sana refused, saying she had never written any Love letter. Following some events, they enter a marriage. In reality, it was Afzal who wrote himself these letters from her name. She realises her love for him, unfortunately, Afzal got shot by a mafia. On his deathbed, he received a phone call from Sana where she said ” Pyare Afzal ”, he died after listing ” Pyare Afzal”.
Reasons To Watch
★ It was quite a TV phenomenon during its airing period. The dialogues are intelligent and natural, it is almost everything between witty, relatable and powerful.
★ The role Played by saba Hameed is so iconic, the depiction of her being torn between her husband and son is so intense that you might feel it all happening to you.
13. Ramz-e-Ishq
Actors: Mikaal Zulfiqar, Hiba Bukhari and Kiran Haq
Director: Siraj ul Haq
Platform: YouTube
Plot
Roshni the protagonist of this story is an acquiescent daughter of Wajahat Ali and Khadija who forfeits her love for Rayan for the sake of her parents and decides to marry a boy chosen by her parents. As Wajahat passes away in an unfortunate accident, Roshni’s estranged grandfather Hashmat Ali comes up as her guardian. Advised by Safia, Wajahat’s sister who secretly envied her brother for her own failed marriage, Hashmat cancels Roshni’s forthcoming marriage.
Respectful of her grandfather and wanting to mend her family’s old differences, Roshni once again sacrifices her own choice and agrees to marry Umar, the son of the family’s munshi. Instead of being embraced as a family member, things go from bad to worse for Roshni when she and her husband are treated awfully by her spiteful aunt and her daughter Rania.
Reasons To Watch
★The storyline of this show is emotional yet interesting enough to make you look forward to finding out what would happen next.
★Ramz e Ishq maintains a perfect balance of emotions. It is an emotional roller coaster ride that depicts every emotion – from love to lose, from betrayal to revenge, and from remorse to regret.
14. Zindagi Gulzar Hai
IMDb Rating: 8.9/10
Actors: Sanam Saeed , Fawad Khan, Samina preetzada
Director: Sultan Siddiqui
Platform: Netflix
Plot
A school teacher was abandoned by her husband with their 3 daughters. He married another woman for the sake of having a male heir. Kashaf, her daughter, despises men. However, Zarun’s true love makes her give up such thinking. The whole story is about gender bias and class differences.
Reasons To Watch
★ This best dramas is a perfect blend of fiery dialogues and realistic ideas. It greatly deals with gender discrimination and the misfortunes faced by women due to male domination.
★The story has a special type of love that convinces Kashaf to let go of her bitter feelings towards men and embrace the warmth she receives which will make you fall in love with the drama.
15. Diyar-e-Dil
IMDb Rating: 9.1/10
Actors: Hareem Farooq, Osman Khalid Butt, Sanam Saeed
Director: Haseeb Hassan
Platform: YouTube
Plot
The story spins around a complicated family with separated parents. The story includes Agha and his two sons. His elder son is engaged to his niece however he’s in love with another girl from his class and wants to marry her. Agha asks him to either marry according to the arrangements of leaves. His son decides to leave. Agha then forced his second son to marry accordingly. Years later with certain turns of events things bring everyone to where they all started.
Reasons To Watch
★ This remarkable drama ends a note on moral lessons about respect, love and care in relationships.
★This best romantic pakistani dramas is for melodrama lovers. With every character playing their utmost potential, makes it a drama worthy of binge-watching.
16. Main Abdul Qadir Hoon
IMDb Rating: 8.7/10
Actors: Fahad Mustafa, Alishba Yousuf, Aamina Sheikh
Director: Babar Javed
Platform: YouTube
Plot
It is a story of a boy named Abdul Qadir who falls in love with a girl next door. This girl eventually takes him on the wrong path where he finds himself getting addicted to drugs and deep into alcoholism. When asks her to marry him, she dumps him for good and leaves. He goes abroad for education where he finds himself falling for a housemaid via whom he starts coming back to the right spiritual path.
He married her but she died due to aids. He came back home broken-hearted and completely new. His mother tried to change him with his old love interest but everything went in vain. This is a beautifully written and directed drama that is appealing to the audience.
Reasons To Watch
★ The viewers can have a magnificent experience by seeing Abdul seeking solace in religion after a heartbreak however ends up finding more than he seeks.
★It is a story full of an emotional rollercoaster which with powerful dialogues will leave you stuck with the drama.
17. Udaai
IMDb Rating: 8.6/10
Actors: Urwa Hocane, Ahsan Khan, Bushra Ansari
Director: Mohammad Ehteshamud din
Platform: YouTube
Plot
The story revolves around a young girl, Meeraba, who somehow with her potential turns out to be extremely successful after being dumped by her lover. Meerab is the daughter of Sheedan. Meera becomes a very famous singer. A member from her band proposes to her however she refuses as she’s still haunted by the traumatic memories of her ex-lover.
Reasons To Watch
★ The drama explores class division in society which makes it completely relatable to the audiences.
★ This top drama precisely focuses on the issue of women empowerment. In all the scenarios, socially, financially and emotionally. Which is one of the reasons for the greater participation of women viewers.
18. Kankar
IMDb Rating: 8.3/10
Actors: Sanam Baloch, Fahad Mustafa, Maha Warsi
Director: Aabis Raza
Platform: Youtube
Plot
The lead character Kiran is a cheerful girl in her youth. Unintentionally she ends up attracting the attention of Sikandar. He’s from a well to do family and is considered an eligible bachelor. They end up getting married. He sometimes shows his darker side, filled with a range that eventually turns into physical abuse. This sadly is a common story of every household in Pakistan. It gets worse with time. She ultimately stands up for herself alone, with zero support from her family and asks for a divorce.
Reasons To Watch
★ In the best urdu drama, after Kiran asks for a divorce, all her friends start telling her about the mistake she’s making and the dreadful outcomes of divorce. The fact that these women’s fears to stand against violence is surprising. The diction of women empowerment is done remarkably.
★ The story has an endless message for those suffering from domestic abuse to strengthen them against such brutalities, which is fairly gripping to watch.
19. Chup Raho
Actors: Sajal Ali, Yasir Nawaz ,Syed Jibran , ,Rizwana
Director: Yasir Nawaz
Platform: Youtube
Plot
Chup Raho Drama is about a rape and its aftermaths. Rameen is raped just before her wedding with Azar. This was an arranged love match between two happy families; Azar is Rameen’s wealthy brother in law’s younger cousin, just like her he is the poor relative and this makes both of them easy targets. The way a victim and her family are made to carry a burden of shame and guilt is perfectly portrayed in the drama.
The greatest strength of the story is that it is not just about the victim but also the survivor. Rameen on her willpower survives the rape, her family’s betrayals and even the mistreatment at the hands of strangers.
Reasons To Watch
★There is a sense of command and authority, the kind of authority that society uses to silence victims, especially women.
★ It’s a very relevant topic these days. It’s a taboo subject, people do not want to talk about it and do not want to raise their voice against it. This pakistani drama will tell the viewers that there is no honour in silence.
20. Meray Qatil Meray Dilbar
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
Actors: Mehwish Hayat, Semra Zubair, Adnan Siddiqui
Director: Asmin Ali
Platform: YouTube
Plot
Maham, a working woman, falls in love with Umer and marries him later. She soon discovers that the mysterious guy who was stalking her was her brother-in-law. When this is revealed the whole family chases her out, questioning her character and Umer divorces her. After a series of events, she starts her quest for revenge with the whole family who wronged her.
Reason to watch
★ This drama also paints the hardships faced by women under the pressure of the Patriarchal system. This has many relatable elements with real life.
★It is interesting to watch how the only supporter of the marriage becomes the sole reason for the couple’s misery. Wrapped in heated argument and suspense, this is a drama worth watching.
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